1
as in to join
to be adjacent to
our land verges on a wildlife refuge
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2
as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being
a comment that verged on an insult
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verge (on)
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Over 7,000 fans joined a Facebook group called Save the Neighborhood Theatre to keep the venue open.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Platt joined as the group’s lead vocalist in 2014.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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No one seems to care that this happened, from the guests to the staff to the local police.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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Baker said the goal of the Super Regional was to increase attendance and improve the quality of the experience for the players, which seems to be in line Ackerman’s proposal.—
Alanis Thames,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Poyet was expecting to have some dinner in the studio during the first half, but then noticed the programme’s host, Mark Chapman, touching his earpiece and looking at him.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The business mails copies of historical documents — attempting to replicate the real documents’ look, touch and feel — and a context page to subscribers, once per month.—
Ryan Johnston,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Pictures of the necropsy show a team of scientists huddled around the 397-pound animal, which closely resembles a modern baby elephant.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Led by Bolts Frankenstein, the team consists of Wraps (part ambulance, part mummy), Sonnie (a vampiric helicopter), Sweeps (the street sweeping Wolfman), and several more of their friends who resemble classic movie monsters.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In neighboring Arkansas, a tornado near Blytheville lofted debris at least 25,000 feet, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Chelly Amin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Merrimac will neighbor the WestBend mixed-use development, which has plans to expand.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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From today it can be found in the room adjoining Mark Rothko’s iconic Seagram Murals, enabling the public to see two of America’s greatest modern painters in dialogue with each other.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Plans called for a tent city adjoining that migrant facility to be built that could house the numbers mentioned by Trump and other senior administration officials.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He’s set to remain in center flanked by Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu, and the Red Sox should have one of the stronger defensive outfields in the game once again.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The prosecutors’ claims come after Mangione’s lawyers have accused law enforcement of playing to the television cameras with Mangione’s dramatic perp walk off a helicopter and onto a Manhattan pier, flanked by heavily armed law enforcement personnel with New York Mayor Eric Adams trailing behind.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Not to mention the endless possibilities surrounding our island Postmaster General interacting with the Hostmaster General.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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As temperatures in the California deserts begin to rise, so does the anticipation surrounding the 2025 Coachella Music and Arts Festival.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Verge (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verge%20%28on%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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